Table 5 Covariate-adjusted* median intake of energy, protein, iron, zinc and folic acid from diet and diet+supplement at baseline and changes from baseline to follow-up stages by supplementation group
| Stage study | FF | Syrup | MNP | Syrup vs FF | MNP vs FF | MNP vs Syrup | FF | Syrup | MNP | Syrup vs FF | MNP vs FF | MNP vs Syrup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diet | Diet + supplement | |||||||||||
| Energy (kcal) | ||||||||||||
| Baseline |
462.0 (365.6, 558.4) |
451.9 (348.0, 555.7) |
442.0 (376.6, 507.4) |
−10.1 (− 151.8, 131.6) |
− 20.0 (− 136.5, 96.5) |
−9.9 (− 132.6, 112.9) |
462.0 (365.9, 558.0) |
451.9 (348.4, 555.4) |
442.0 (376.8, 507.2) |
−10.1 (− 151.3, 131.1) |
− 20.0 (− 136.1, 96.1) |
−9.9 (− 132.2, 112.5) |
| 4 m - Baseline |
257.8 (155.9, 359.8) |
405.9 (308.2, 503.5) |
442.0 (328.9, 555.1) |
148.0
(6.9, 289.2) |
184.1
(31.9, 336.4) |
36.1 (− 113.3, 185.6) |
394.9 (287.4, 502.4) |
405.9 (308.4, 503.3) |
442.0 (328.1, 555.9) |
11.0 (− 134.1, 156.1) |
47.1 (− 109.5, 203.7) |
36.1 (− 113.8, 186.0) |
| 10 m - Baseline |
697.6 (574.9, 820.2) |
915.5 (760.6, 1070.3) |
802.8 (678.0, 927.5) |
217.9
(20.4, 415.4) |
105.2 (−69.8, 280.2) |
− 112.7 (− 311.5, 86.1) |
837.3 (718.9, 955.8) |
915.5 (761.2, 1069.7) |
802.8 (678.4, 927.1) |
78.1 (−116.4, 272.6) |
− 34.5 (− 206.3, 137.2) |
− 112.7 (− 310.8, 85.5) |
| Protein (g) | ||||||||||||
| Baseline |
13.1 (10.0, 16.3) |
14.2 (10.6, 17.8) |
14.6 (11.2, 18.1) |
1.1 (−3.7, 5.8) |
1.5 (− 3.2, 6.2) |
0.4 (− 4.5, 5.4) |
13.1 (10.1, 16.2) |
12.8 (0.3, 25.2) |
11.8 (2.1, 21.5) |
−0.4 (− 12.0, 11.2) |
−1.3 (−9.9, 7.3) |
−0.9 (− 12.0, 10.2) |
| 4 m - Baseline |
8.0 (2.7, 13.4) |
13.0 (9.2, 16.8) |
14.0 (10.1, 17.9) |
5.0 (−1.6, 11.5) |
6.0 (−0.6, 12.6) |
1.0 (− 4.4, 6.5) |
21.3 (9.9, 32.7) |
22.1 (4.7, 39.5) |
15.0 (6.5, 23.6) |
0.8 (−20.0, 21.6) |
−6.3 (− 20.5, 8.0) |
−7.1 (− 26.5, 12.3) |
| 10 m - Baseline |
25.3 (18.2, 32.4) |
29.8 (24.8, 34.8) |
26.9 (22.4, 31.4) |
4.5 (−4.1, 13.2) |
1.6 (− 6.8, 10.0) |
− 2.9 (−9.6, 3.8) |
51.7 (25.1, 78.4) |
46.8 (26.7, 67.0) |
49.6 (37.1, 62.0) |
− 4.9 (− 38.3, 28.5) |
− 2.2 (− 31.6, 27.2) |
2.7 (− 21.0, 26.4) |
| Iron (mg) | ||||||||||||
| Baseline |
2.1 (1.6, 2.6) |
2.1 (1.5, 2.8) |
2.2 (1.7, 2.7) |
0.0 (−0.8, 0.8) |
0.1 (− 0.6, 0.8) |
0.1 (− 0.7, 0.9) |
2.1 (1.6, 2.6) |
2.1 (1.5, 2.8) |
2.2 (1.8, 2.6) |
0.0 (−0.8, 0.9) |
0.1 (− 0.5, 0.8) |
0.1 (− 0.7, 0.9) |
| 4 m - Baseline |
1.1 (0.5, 1.7) |
1.5 (0.7, 2.2) |
1.4 (0.9, 2.0) |
0.4 (−0.6, 1.3) |
0.3 (−0.5, 1.1) |
− 0.0 (−1.0, 0.9) |
10.2 (9.6, 10.7) |
10.5 (9.5, 11.5) |
11.3 (10.7, 11.9) |
0.3 (−0.9, 1.5) |
1.1
(0.3, 1.9) |
0.8 (−0.4, 2.0) |
| 10 m - Baseline |
3.5 (2.8, 4.2) |
3.9 (2.9, 4.9) |
4.0 (2.8, 5.2) |
0.4 (−0.8, 1.7) |
0.5 (−0.9, 1.9) |
0.1 (−1.5, 1.6) |
11.9 (11.4, 12.5) |
13.3 (12.2, 14.4) |
13.2 (12.1, 14.3) |
1.4
(0.1, 2.6) |
1.2
(0.0, 2.5) |
−0.1 (−1.7, 1.4) |
| Zinc (mg) | ||||||||||||
| Baseline |
2.3 (1.8, 2.9) |
2.6 (1.7, 3.6) |
2.5 (2.0, 3.0) |
0.3 (−0.8, 1.4) |
0.2 (−0.6, 0.9) |
− 0.2 (−1.2, 0.9) |
2.3 (1.8, 2.9) |
2.6 (1.7, 3.6) |
2.5 (2.0, 3.0) |
0.3 (−0.8, 1.5) |
0.2 (− 0.6, 0.9) |
−0.2 (−1.3, 0.9) |
| 4 m - Baseline |
1.2 (0.5, 1.8) |
1.9 (1.1, 2.7) |
2.1 (1.2, 3.0) |
0.7 (−0.3, 1.7) |
0.9 (−0.2, 2.0) |
0.2 (−1.0, 1.4) |
10.0 (9.4, 10.7) |
9.8 (8.6, 11.1) |
12.0 (11.1, 12.9) |
−0.2 (−1.6, 1.2) |
2.0
(0.9, 3.1) |
2.2
(0.7, 3.7) |
| 10 m - Baseline |
3.6 (2.6, 4.6) |
3.8 (2.8, 4.7) |
4.1 (3.0, 5.1) |
0.2 (−1.2, 1.5) |
0.5 (−1.0, 1.9) |
0.3 (− 1.1, 1.7) |
12.0 (11.1, 13.0) |
13.3 (12.2, 14.4) |
13.5 (12.4, 14.6) |
1.3 (−0.2, 2.7) |
1.4
(0.0, 2.9) |
0.2 (−1.3, 1.7) |
| Folic acid (μg) | ||||||||||||
| Baseline |
29.6 (22.4, 36.9) |
28.3 (19.9, 36.7) |
33.5 (25.1, 41.9) |
−1.3 (−12.4, 9.8) |
3.9 (−7.2, 15.0) |
5.2 (−6.6, 17.1) |
29.6 (22.3, 37.0) |
28.3 (19.7, 36.9) |
33.5 (25.3, 41.8) |
−1.3 (− 12.6, 10.0) |
3.9 (−7.1, 14.9) |
5.2 (− 6.7, 17.1) |
| 4 m - Baseline |
15.0 (5.0, 25.0) |
29.9 (17.7, 42.2) |
12.2 (0.4, 24.1) |
14.9 (−0.9, 30.7) |
−2.8 (−18.3, 12.7) |
− 17.7
(−34.7, − 0.7) |
56.5 (45.3, 67.8) |
70.3 (59.4, 81.2) |
60.1 (47.9, 72.2) |
13.8 (− 1.9, 29.4) |
3.6 (− 13.0, 20.1) |
−10.2 (− 26.5, 6.1) |
| 10 m - Baseline |
54.6 (44.6, 64.6) |
70.7 (49.9, 91.5) |
44.6 (29.5, 59.8) |
16.1 (−7.0, 39.2) |
−10.0 (−28.1, 8.1) |
− 26.1
(− 51.8, − 0.4) |
99.2 (86.7, 111.7) |
116.8 (96.9, 136.8) |
91.4 (75.1, 107.8) |
17.6 (− 5.9, 41.2) |
− 7.7 (− 28.3, 12.9) |
−25.4 (− 51.2, 0.4) |